Description
Contemporary and thought-provoking, this book provides a definition of the concept of One Welfare: the interconnection between animal welfare, human wellbeing and the environment. The book establishes a conceptual framework, in five sections, resulting from a three month global consultation on a draft proposal comprising nine areas. The book contains:
- A one welfare approach which complements and extends the existing one health approach
- A range of prestigious contributions from key opinion leaders in the field of animal welfare which help to define the framework
- A platform for the development of more collaborative and integrated animal welfare standards and policies
One Welfare complements the One Health and Eco Health approaches, enabling full integration of animal welfare within other disciplines; a much needed tool to help improve animal welfare, human wellbeing and environmental components and support worldwide sustainable development goals. Integrating this concept into existing projects could help to foster collaboration to improve human and animal welfare globally. This text is of interest to those working in the fields of animal and human welfare, sustainability and conservation, international development and to all those keen to extend the one health approach to animal welfare and human wellbeing.
Table of contents
- Section 1: The Connections Between Animal and Human Abuse and Neglect
- 1.1: The Connections between Animal and Human Abuse and Neglect in Practice
- Section 2: The Social Implications of Improved Animal Welfare
- 2.1: Companion Animal Welfare
- 2.2: Working Animals and Livestock Supporting Livelihoods
- 2.3: Natural Disasters and War
- 2.4: Animal Welfare and Crime
- 2.5: Dealing with the Social Implications of Improved Animal Welfare in Practice
- Section 3: Animal Health and Welfare, Human Well-being, Food Security and Sustainability
- 3.1: Animal Welfare and Food Safety
- 3.2: Improved Animal Welfare and Farmer Well-being
- 3.3: Animal Health and Welfare, Environmental Protection, Food Security and Sustainability
- 3.4: One Welfare within Protections Systems in Practice
- Section 4: Assisted Interventions Involving Animals, Humans and the Environment
- 4.1: Interactions between Humans, Animals and the Environment
- 4.2: Benefits of the Human–Animal Bond (HAB)
- 4.3: Assisted Interventions Involving Animals, Humans and the Environment in Practice
- Section 5: Sustainability: Connections Between Biodiversity, the Environment, Animal Welfare and Human Well-being
- 5.1: Interaction Between Diverse Factors
- 5.2: Conservation and Animal Welfare
- 5.3: Air, Land, Water, Climate Change and One Welfare
- 5.4: Biodiversity, the Environment, Animal Welfare and Human Well-being in Practice
Readership
Suitable for animal welfare scientists, veterinary professionals and postgraduate students. It will also be of interest to NGOs, medical professionals, international development bodies, and those working in conservation and biodiversity.
Reviews
One Welfare: A Framework to Improve Animal Welfare and Human Well-being is a fascinating resource for veterinary professionals and other animal welfare stakeholders to expand the evolution of the one-health concept with a prioritization of one welfare. The author's objective is to move beyond the focus of one health, which tends to be disease recognition, treatment, prevention, and epidemiology, and expand into a broader all-inclusive appreciation of the need for a total welfare and well-being approach. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, December 2018 - Brian Forsgren
Rebeca García Pinillos qualified as a vet at the University of Zaragoza, Spain and completed a PhD at the University of Reading, England. Rebeca is a diplomate of the European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine and a certified specialist by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) in animal welfare, ethics and law. She has worked in general practice and veterinary government work since 2001, joining Defra as Veterinary Adviser in 2008. Rebeca has volunteered with exotic animals and is an internationally recognised animal welfare lecturer and speaker on animal welfare, teaching and speaking across Europe, Asia, Central and South America. Rebeca is a past-President of the Association of Government Vets and championed “One Health, One Welfare and the role of vets in society” as well as veterinary wellbeing and how this connects to the concept of One Welfare during her presidency years.
Since 2015 Rebeca has championed the concept of One Welfare and founded a non-profit social enterprise, One Welfare Community Interest Company, which started as a voluntary project, launching a global consultation to define and create a One Welfare framework as a complement to One Health. Rebeca created social media platforms and a web presence for the concept of One Welfare to help expand and disseminate the concept and related work. Initiatives launched to date supporting these objectives are the publication of the One Welfare Framework book and the projects One Welfare World, One Welfare Phoenix and One Welfare Silkworm.
